Procurement Manager

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Business owner for merchant procurement systems and tools:  SPORT Special Orders, JOOR In-Market Assortments, PO Manager, PORT, Oracle RMS PO and Allocation, SPO Size Profile Optimization.
• Champion new systems and business processes, leading the merchants through the change.
• Track adoption of new purchasing tools to identify and overcome roadblocks to system utilization.
• Conduct merchant listening sessions to ensure applications are meeting the current needs of the business.
• Identify & implement business processes improvements to drive efficiencies in the end to end procurement process.
• Lead calls with 3rd party software management teams to provide user feedback, collaborate on enhancement roadmaps and refine training materials.
• Lead the Executive Development Program procurement training sessions; retrain existing users as needed.
• Ensure all system training materials, job aids, tip sheets are current with new system functionality.
• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing and business sign off prior to new code deployments.
• Escalate issues that impact a high volume of users or create down-stream impacts.
• Produce and distribute application adoption reports to leadership team.
• Manage associates responsible for supporting merchants with procurement systems on a daily basis.
• Partner with the Manager of Foundation Data to identify improvements in the item induction process.
• Keep on top of industry trends in procurement processes by leveraging relationships with other retailers, software providers, vendors.
• Perform additional tasks and participate in special projects as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Strong leadership, management, communication, customer service, and organization skills
• Flexible and able to perform in a fast paced, changing environment
• Understanding of concepts related to market buy activities, purchase order management, vendor relationships, item set up and attributes
• Ability to work with cross functional teams: Supply Chain, Inventory Control, Merchants, Planners, IT
• Progressive with an innovative approach
• Self-motivated and action/results oriented
• Strong Excel skills
• Oracle RMS and Allocation experience a plus
• 5+ years of retail experience as an Assistant Buyer, Department Manager, Planner, or other similar positions
• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required.

Position reports to the Director of Foundation Data.